Group VII A or XVII or Halogens.
The halogens (Group 17) gain electrons most readily because they only need one more electron to complete their outer electron shell and achieve a stable configuration. This makes them highly reactive and likely to form negative ions by gaining an electron.
Fluorine is a nonmetal. It is located in group 17 of the periodic table. It tends to obtain an electron to form the fluoride ion.Fluorine is the element with highest electronegativity. So it does not tend to lose electrons. It is in the 17th group of the periodic table.
Cs (cesium) is in group I of the periodic table, and has 1 valence electron. This is very easy to lose, and so Cs loses this one electron to become the cesium cation, Cs^1+
Group 1 elements are the most electropositive in nature and have only 1 valence electron. So, they always show the oxidation state of +1.
Potassium and sodium are in the first column of the periodic table, known as Group 1 or the alkali metals, because they have one electron in their outermost shell. This electron configuration makes them highly reactive and gives them similar chemical properties. This group includes elements that readily lose their outermost electron to form cations with a +1 charge.
Group 1 elements (such as Sodium and Potassium) readily form compounds because they are highly reactive metals that readily lose their outer electron to form positive ions. Group 7 elements (such as Chlorine and Fluorine) are highly reactive nonmetals that readily gain an electron to form negative ions, making them prone to forming compounds as well.
Elements in Group 1 of the periodic table, known as alkali metals, have only one electron in their outer energy level and are highly reactive. They readily give up this electron to achieve a stable electron configuration. Examples include lithium, sodium, and potassium.
Potassium has one valence electron. It is located in Group 1 of the periodic table, which contains the alkali metals. The presence of this single valence electron makes potassium highly reactive, as it readily loses this electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
The Alkali Metals, which are the elements in Group 1 of the periodic table, each have one lone electron in their valence shell. And each of these elements wants to get rid of that single electron. These metals, which include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium, are the most likely to lose electrons.
Alkali metals, Ist group.
group 17 - the halogens
The Noble Gases (Group VIIIA or Group 8A) do not exchange electrons or become ionized into ions since they already have a full electron configuration.